1957 Map of Grovetown

About this map

Grovetown stands as the central hub of this mid-century survey, positioned along the vital corridor of the Georgia Railroad. To the south, the extensive reach of the Fort Gordon Military Reservation dominates the landscape, characterized by numerous lakes and ponds such as Maxwell Lake, Signal Lake, and Whittimore Pond. The map reveals a community structured around early rural institutions, including the Jerusalem Ch, Mt Pleasant Ch, and Water Branch Ch, alongside numerous family-named burial sites like Hill Cem and Beale Cem. Purple revision markings illustrate the expansion of suburban residential tracts and new facilities within the military post during the late 1970s. The terrain is defined by the drainage of Uchee Creek and the Middle Fork Spirit Creek, showing the transition from agricultural land and forests to increased military and civil development in the Columbia Co and Richmond Co borderlands.